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Infertility: Comfort for Your Empty Arms and Heavy Heart
R92.88Retail: R116.10The progression should have been natural. You got married, and children were supposed to follow in due time. But every month that ends in a period rather than a pregnancy has you feeling more and more depressed. Perhaps you even find yourself avoiding...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
How Do I Look? Important Questions in Every Girl's Life
R92.88Retail: R116.10You know that no matter what anybody says, appearance matters—at least to everyone you know. But is it just about choosing the right hair and clothes? Or underneath are you wondering if you will be accepted by this person or not be lumped in that...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
Preparing for Motherhood: The Inside Scoop on Your New Job
R92.88Retail: R116.10You're expecting the arrival of a new little one any day. You've done your best to prepare, but you still have questions. Am I ready for this? Will I be a good mother? What if I make a mistake? Will my baby be okay? With the wisdom of experience,...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
Filled with Dread: Facing the Inevitable by Faith
R92.88Retail: R116.10Do you ever get a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach in anticipation of something you don't want to face? This sense of foreboding and apprehension is called dread. It could be about an upcoming life change, a conflict to resolve, a difficult...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
Uncovering Domestic Abuse: Knowing What to Look For
R92.88Retail: R116.10You may be surprised to learn how prevalent domestic abuse really is, even within your church community. Sadly, because spousal abuse pervades every pocket of society, the statistical reality is that we all have people in our church who have suffered as...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
When Your Kid's in Trouble: How to Intervene Constructively
R92.88Retail: R116.10The question was never whether or not your child would get into trouble. The real question was whether or not you would get the chance to respond. Right now you have that chance! William P. Smith explains that your child's trouble is a God-ordained...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
Can You Change If You're Gay?
R92.88Retail: R116.10There are many voices weighing in on the question of whether you can change your sexual orientation. Yes, no, maybe so—it can be confusing and disorienting to sort through the mess. You want to follow God, but what does that mean when it comes to...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
Grieving the Loss of Your Child: Comfort for Your Broken Heart
R92.88Retail: R116.10The unthinkable has happened. Your beautiful child is gone, and you are left with a gaping hole in your heart and in your life. How could this have happened? How is it possible that you have outlived your own child? Ryan Showalter understands the...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
The Gay Dilemma and Your Church: Reaching Out to Those Who Struggle
R92.88Retail: R116.10Whether it's a friend, family member, neighbor, or coworker, chances are you know someone who's gay. You want to respond well, but you're not sure how. How do you help and encourage other Christians struggling with same-sex attraction? How do you...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
Life after Retirement
R92.88Retail: R116.10Retirement can seem like the light at the end of a very long tunnel of hard work. But for many of us, the reality doesn't quite match up to our hopes. We struggle with a loss of purpose, and the activities and interests we couldn't wait to have more...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
Do I Need Counseling? When and Where to Get Help
R92.88Retail: R116.10Are your personal or relational problems overwhelming you, negatively impacting your daily life or relationships? While all of us face the common pressures of living in a broken world, sometimes those challenges become too much to handle alone, and they...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
Bringing Christ to Abused Women: Learning to See and Respond
R92.88Retail: R116.10Violence against women is a growing concern, both in America and around the world. We want to help, but the problem can seem too big, too complex, too overwhelming, or too far away to tackle. Christ calls us to help the helpless, but what can we do to...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
Preparing for Fatherhood
R92.88Retail: R116.10So you're going to be a father. How do you process that news? How do you get ready? Whether the news came as a complete surprise or it was long awaited, it probably has left you with lots of questions. Questions about yourself, your ability to be a good...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
Opiate-Related Disorders: Helping Those Who Struggle
R92.88Retail: R116.10Is someone you love struggling in the grip of opioid addiction? Is the person you once knew now obscured by a fog of half-truths, unfamiliar behaviors, and outright lies? As the opioid crisis in the United States intensifies, thousands upon thousands of...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
Why Should I Pray? How God Shares His Heart with Us
R92.88Retail: R116.10Have you ever felt discouraged about praying? Sometimes it feels like there are more reasons not to pray than to pray. Discouraging circumstances that haven't changed, long-standing requests that haven't been given a yes, boring prayer meetings the list...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
Talking to Your Children about Race: A Biblical Framework for Honest Conversations
R92.88Retail: R116.10Conversations about race and ethnicity can be uncomfortable. Often parents don't know what to say or how to say it. It might seem easier to duck a hard, confusing subject, but your children are already learning about race from the world around them. But...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
Reuniting after Military Deployment: Help for the Transition
R92.88Retail: R116.10Your excitement at the prospect of reunion is tempered with anxiety. You have heard the stories of divorce, discouragement, and depression. Will your account be any different? Rob Green assures you that successful reunification is possible because of...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
Starting Over: How to Not Screw Up Your Relationship
R92.88Retail: R116.10Your last relationship didn't work out, and you got hurt and maybe you also hurt someone else. Now what? Perhaps you are thinking about starting over with someone new, but you're nervous and wondering if you are really ready for another relationship...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
The Gift of Addiction: How God Redeems Our Pain
R92.88Retail: R116.10You did it again. You drank. You got high. You slept with him/her. You surfed the Internet. What gift could you possibly find in so much failure? But when your helplessness drives you to turn to God and admit your need, you will experience the greatest...R92.88Retail: R116.10 -
Not Tonight, Honey: Handling Your Wife's Sexual Rejection
R92.88Retail: R116.10How do you respond when you hear from your wife, "Not tonight, honey"? Your response may range from confusion and hurt to impatience and anger. Whether you're hearing the words for the first time or are beginning to think you'll never hear any others,...R92.88Retail: R116.10
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